DON Tatnell Leisure Centre will be knocked down next year. The Parkdale aquatic centre shut in February 2020 after structural issues were discovered. Kingston Council’s decision to replace the pool at a new site instead of rebuilding the existing centre sparked community protest. Council has announced that it intends to move forward with the demolition in 2023. Kingston mayor Hadi Saab said, “the experts have made it clear that the building can’t be retained, and we are acting on that advice.” A statement from Kingston Council read that Don Tatnell Leisure Centre closed “on the orders of the municipal building…
Author: Brodie Cowburn
THE number of reported family violence incidents in the Kingston local government area continues to rise. Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency put out its latest summary of statistics last week. It found that reported family violence incidents in Kingston had grown for a fourth consecutive year. There were 1886 reported incidents between September 2021 and September 2022, a 7.6 per cent increase on the previous year. Women were the recorded victims of domestic violence 1413 times in the last year in Kingston. Men were the victims on 448 occasions. Despite a statewide decrease in overall criminal activity, crime in the Kingston…
CRICKET PROVINCIAL BAXTER overcame a first innings loss to grab an outright win against Sorrento on day two of their match on Saturday On day one, Baxter succumbed to a brutal first innings defeat. They were bowled out for 63 in response to Sorrento’s 110. Sorrento made a second innings total of 7/137. They then sent Baxter in to bat to close out day two, with the chasing side needing to score 186 to win. Baxter were much better in their second innings. Opener Daniel Warwick got his side off to a strong start with a well-taken half century. After…
EACH weekday, the Frankston Brekky Club puts meals on the table and smiles on the faces of people doing it tough. The club runs daily hot breakfasts from Monday to Friday for people who are struggling to afford food. The breakfasts have been held at Frankston’s Chisholm TAFE campus for the last four years. After giving so much to the community, the club is now asking the community to return the favour and help keep it up and running. Club organiser Trudy Poole says “we are really looking for extra volunteers, and any financial support with donations of food.” Around…
THE number of criminal offences recorded in Frankston has decreased for a second consecutive year. Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency put out its latest summary of statistics last week. It found that the number of recorded offences in Frankston has dropped by 2.6 per cent this year. The CSA’s statistics were compiled between September 2021 and September 2022, and compared to the same period the year prior. A little more than 12,000 offences were recorded in the Frankston local government area between September 2021 and September 2022. More than half of them resulted in arrests. Frankston was by far the local…